School of Social and Political Sciences: Recent submissions
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Leaving in Droves from the Orange Groves: The NepaliBhutanese Refugee Experience and the Diminishing of Dignity
Published 2017-01-01Refugee situations can pose a threat to dignity due to the loss of land and livelihood. This chapter however argues that dignity is dynamic, and that autonomy and normalcy can play a role in restoring dignity at different ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Displaced but not Disempowered: Bhutanese Refugees and Grassroots Activism
Published 2019-01-01In the early 1990s, about 80,000 ethnic Nepalis fled their home country of Bhutan and found refuge in Nepal. For more than a decade, activists from the refugee community used a variety of tactics to try to reverse the ...Open AccessArticle -
Settling refugees in Australia: achievements and challenges
Published 2017-01-01This article examines the extent to which Australia fulfils its legal obligations for resettled refugees. This necessitates noting both the international frameworks that inform the rights accorded to refugees as well as ...Open AccessArticle -
‘Finally an academic approach that prepares you for the real world’: simulations for human rights skills development in higher education
Published 2019-08-15Effectively addressing violations of human rights requires dealing with complex, multi-spatial problems involving actors at local, national and international levels. It also calls for a diverse range of ...Open AccessArticle